חִזְקִיָּה

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H2396

Transliteration: Chizqîyâh

Pronunciation: khiz-kee-yaw'

Definition: Hezekiah

Original: יחזקיּהוּ יחזקיּה חזקיּהוּ חזקיּה

Transliteration: chizqı̂yâh chizqı̂yâhû yechizqı̂yâh yechizqı̂yâhû

Phonetic: khiz-kee-yaw'

BDB Definition:

Hezekiah or Hizkiah or Hizkijah = "Jehovah is my strength"

12th king of Judah, son of Ahaz and Abijah; a good king in that he served Jehovah and did away with idolatrous practices
great-great-grandfather of Zephaniah the prophet
son of Neariah, a descendant of David
head of a family of returning exiles in the time of Nehemiah

Origin: from H2388" class="dictionary-topic-link">H2388 and H3050" class="dictionary-topic-link">H3050

TWOT entry: None

Part(s) of speech: Proper Name Masculine